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  On 26/04/2018 at 07:46, Diamond_Jim said:

Now that I have stopped laughing ... I am getting a little cross

He gets a bite that punctures his skin ... surrounded by medicos and he doesn't think to have it cleaned/looked at.

He is a professional athlete ... we are entitled to better

Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

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    It's a bummer, but his influence has waned. His first 3 weeks were very good, but his last couple not as much. Have a week off, freshen up, and come back fit and firing off a longer break.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:42, Nasher said:

    Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

    Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

    Any aminal bite should be treated by a doctor. So easy to get infections, and I'm sure the club would want to know everything. Considering they have to report any tiny niggle at training. 

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    Only this club would be this unlucky. 

    At least they showed Viney on channel 7 training and they said he’s very close to a return!!!

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      On 26/04/2018 at 07:46, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    I would suggest that the story has leaked, which is out of the clubs control.  When a player goes into hospital for surgery, there’s too many people involved for it to remain quiet.

    Someone would have had to have leaked it

    media would contact hospitals media manager

    media manager asks patient if they consent to some information (ie they were admitted )

    if no consent media manager says not much at all, certainly does not confirm

    if yes, some info confirmed

    depends on pt consent

    it would be very serious if a hospital staff member leaked it and punishable by hospital

    of course someone else in the know might have leaked it

     

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      On 26/04/2018 at 07:17, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    And what sort of surgery is needed for an infected finger? 

     

      On 26/04/2018 at 07:26, At the break of Gawn said:

    Surely just a dose of antibiotics would be enough... 

    Dog bites can turn out to be a lot more serious than lay folk think.  Often need debridement (cleaning out surgically) especially if they involve a joint.

      On 26/04/2018 at 07:31, ProDee said:

    I blame Goodwin.

    No....... obviously Jack Watts

      On 26/04/2018 at 07:56, Vagg said:

    Frankly, anyone with half a brain, if they were bitten by a dog, would immediately wash the wound and apply basic antiseptic, at the very least!  To miss a game due to this kinda dumbness beggars belief!!

    Barrie.  Maybe he did.  Can be very deceptive.  Hope he has had a tetanus shot updates.

     

    PS FMD!!!

     

    PPS:  Seriously, does anyone NOT believe in the Norm Smith curse?  (Thanks to the late Dr Don Duffy and those on the committee he either lead or failed to lead ).

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:15, picket fence said:

    Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV

    Mate, hes got a sore finger and will miss 1 game.

    You're acting like he tore his ACL again.

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    Well, at least something at the club has a bit of bite about them. Shame it's the players dogs....

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:34, daisycutter said:

    can't blame jack watts this time......pity but

    could this be more fallout from the cancelled camp?

    Nah.  This is entirely Jack's doing.  Had JW still been here he would have stopped the dog from biting CP#5.  How can any sane person doubt this?

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:19, monoccular said:

    PPS:  Seriously, does anyone NOT believe in the Norm Smith curse?  (Thanks to the late Dr Don Duffy and those on the committee he either lead or failed to lead ).

    Is this a serious question ?

    I assume not, but in case it is, the curse is the greatest bit of BS I've ever heard.

    But if you're a mentally fragile lightweight believe away.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:15, picket fence said:

    Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV

     

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    He will pick up some superbug in the hospital and never play for us again. If he gets back he will be a shell of his former self

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    Is there a more cursed club in World Sport!! 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:42, Nasher said:

    Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

    Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

    Nasher...

    he is a highly paid professional athlete who relies heavily on his hands.

    They report their diet and just about everything else during the season

    No excuse for not having it treated early.

    If he did have it treated I would have hoped the club would have expanded in that regard.

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    Standard GP treatment for a dog bite asap after a bite

    -dress the wound

    -antibiotic injection 

    -often a splint

    -no exercise for one week

    Unless properly treated the infection can infect the finger bone. Worse case scenario tge finger requires amputation. So potentially serious.  There is no way he should have played against Richmond. 

    The player should have seen a GP or club doctor. If the club doc was consulted and did nothing, it would be a very basic omission that would be hard to explain. 

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    Seriously, it's a week.  He'll be fine.  There are far worse things that could happen.

    The fact we can potentially welcome back T Mac, and then Viney in a fortnight, is the bigger news to come out of today.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:58, Diamond_Jim said:

    Nasher...

    he is a highly paid professional athlete who relies heavily on his hands.

    They report their diet and just about everything else during the season

    No excuse for not having it treated early.

    If he did have it treated I would have hoped the club would have expanded in that regard.

    I don’t believe he would not have reported it. They showed it on the news tonight and it was very noticeable. The doctor or trainer or whoever would have noticed it, even if Trac said nothing. 

    Maybe it was treated and was fine, but then he played and it got sweaty and dirty and therefore infected.

    It’s pure bad luck. Stock standard MFC stuff really. 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 10:27, Jaded said:

    I don’t believe he would not have reported it. They showed it on the news tonight and it was very noticeable. The doctor or trainer or whoever would have noticed it, even if Trac said nothing. 

    Maybe it was treated and was fine, but then he played and it got sweaty and dirty and therefore infected.

    It’s pure bad luck. Stock standard MFC stuff really. 

    If it was treated... fine ... say so... otherwise the football public and the media is  just left looking at another unprofessional example of a struggling football club.

    "Perception always shapes reality"

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      On 26/04/2018 at 10:31, Diamond_Jim said:

    If it was treated... fine ... say so... otherwise the football public and the media is  just left looking at another unprofessional example of a struggling football club.

    "Perception always shapes reality"

    Good grief.

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